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Saturday, July 19, 2014

How to Freeze Green Beans

One of the things I love about summer is gardening and freezing veggies and fruit. I have a small garden - perfect for us. We love to freeze veggies and fruits when they are in season and eat them in the winter when it is below zero! Today I picked a bunch of green beans so that I could freeze for soup this winter. My hubby makes the best tasting Veggie Soup!Step by Step instructions on how to freeze green beans:

Wash the beans

Cut off the the tips

Cut into bite size - I like to cut diagonal

Place in boiling water for about 4 minutes

(I use my pasta boiler)

The heating and cooling process is called blanching

While beans are cooking get your bowl of ice water ready

I also take this time to write on my bags

Drain Beans

Pour beans in a bowl of ice water and let the beans cool off

When cool drain the beans

Place beans in dated bags - make sure there is not a lot of air in the bags - seal and freeze.

I got 3 quarts of beans out of today's picking. If you don't have a garden you can purchase bulk beans at many farmer's markets and local farmers. Great way to have healthy organic veggies all year round ~ at very cheap prices!

I don't have a vegetable garden this year, and I am sorry I don't! Your beans look great and you gave a wonderful tutorial on how to freeze them. There is nothing better than having home grown veggies in the winter!

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